How former Mitty baseball star found a new home shortly after Boise State cut its program
Blog July 7, 2020
The text arrived last Thursday morning as Archbishop Mitty baseball coach Brian Yocke was teaching a summer class. “Boise State dropped its baseball program.” Former Mitty standout Joe Yorke — the older brother of recent Boston Red Sox first-round pick Nick Yorke — was on the other end of... Read more
Anson Aroz: The Constant | Meet Placer Baseball’s Problem Solver
High School Baseball/SoftballHigh School Sports FeaturesSac-Joaquin Section July 6, 2020 0
Baseball Is A Game Of Equations For Relentlessly Driven Oregon-Bound Catcher Anson Aroz Of Placer-Auburn There’s baseball IQ and then there’s whatever-in-the-Isaac-Newton Anson Aroz is. The Oregon-committed, switch-hitting catcher from Placer High-Auburn seems to see the diamond in code — or at least in distances and times. “Say a... Read more
Capistrano Unified postpones start of sports
Blog July 6, 2020
The Capistrano Unified School District postponed the start of high school sports. High school athletics were scheduled to begin Monday, July 6 with practices and summer camps. Interscholastic sports and practices were shut down this past spring because of the spread of COVID-19. The district informed its high school... Read more
Reopening First Before Football
Blog July 6, 2020
Before the prospects of how or when the 2020 high school football season will get going in the state, schools have to reopen and will need to do that successfully. Here’s a look at various school districts across the state and how they stand heading into the first full... Read more
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. Sierra Canyon cornerback DJ Harvey announced his commitment to Virginia Tech Saturday afternoon. Harvey selected the Hokies over Cal-Berkeley, USC, Oregon and Louisville. COMMITTED .. RIP JJ@footballrecruit @gregbiggins@RyanWrightRNG@premiumsportsla @SierraCanyonFB @TheMatt_V pic.twitter.com/YC9E2y832G — DJ Harvey (@Dharv02) July... Read more
High school fall-sport athletes in Santa Cruz County and their respective coaches, following a laundry list of safety guidelines, will be able to convene for summer conditioning beginning Monday. Though the fate of their respective sports comes July 20, when the California Interscholastic Federation reveals the future of sports... Read more
Daily News Outstanding Spring Senior: Harvard-Westlake’s Pete Crow-Armstrong, baseball
Blog July 4, 2020
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. The Los Angeles Daily News is selecting an Outstanding Senior from each spring sport to honor some of the top student-athletes who didn’t get a chance to complete their final high school season due to COVID-19.... Read more
High schools cleared for summer conditioning
Blog July 4, 2020
High school fall-sport athletes in Santa Cruz County and their respective coaches, following a laundry list of safety guidelines, will be able to convene for summer conditioning beginning Monday. Though the fate of their respective sports comes July 20, when the California Interscholastic Federation reveals the future of sports... Read more
Single-Game Defense, Special Teams Records Updated
Blog July 4, 2020
All individual single-game categories for the state football record book files have now been updated heading into the 2020 season. We had done offense earlier this week and today it’s special teams and defense. This also includes additional categories such as most consecutive PATs made where we have a... Read more
Little League: Caught In A Pickle | East Bay Chapters Ride COVID Wave
High School Sports Features July 3, 2020 0
As The Nation’s Pandemic Continues To Ebb And Flow, A Select Number Of East Bay Little Leagues Search For Ways To Get Kids Back On The Field For the summer staple of Little League baseball, the COVID-19 pandemic has put one of the nation’s great traditions largely on hold. ... Read more
Fall Sports’ Alternate Reality: An Imagined Sports Future
Central Coast SectionHigh School GolfHigh School Sports FeaturesNorth Coast SectionSac-Joaquin SectionTennis: High School & ClubVOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVAXC-Track-Running July 3, 2020 0
With Football Delayed Indefinitely And Other Sports Forced To Adapt To Virus Concerns, NorCal’s Fall Sports Season Was Like No Other EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a purely fictionalized look into NorCal’s 2020 fall sports future in a state and region still heavily affected by COVID-19. We composed it without... Read more
CIF Southern Section releases statement on upcoming July 20 decision for high school sports
Blog July 3, 2020
The CIF Southern Section posted a release on its website Thursday directed to principals and athletic directors from commissioner Rob Wigod. Wigod addressed the upcoming decision on July 20 in which the Southern Section will make an announcement on how to proceed for not just the fall, but the... Read more